-
Kerala Floods: GEC viewership falls, news channels witness rise
The Kerala cable and broadcast industry is just about keeping its head above the water, quite literally! The industry has been crippled due to the recent floods. We wrote about how cable operators bore the brunt of the calamity yesterday. Needless to say, broadcasters were also not unaffected.
-
Week 33 of Chrome DM sees highest growth of 0.33% for infotainment
Week 33 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media saw the highest growth of 0.33 per cent compared to week 32. The infotainment genre was the top gainer with 0.33 per cent growth.
-
Star India Pegged To Earn Rs 250 Crore Ad Revenue From Asia Cup 2018
With already having sold up to 60 per cent of ad inventory so far for the Asia Cup 2018, Star India, the official broadcaster, is looking forward to the cricket tournament, starting September 15.
The broadcaster is pegged to easily earn around Rs 200 crore advertising revenue from televisionand approximately Rs 50 crore from digital during the upcoming tournament.
-
ZEEL might drop channels from Tata Sky due to non-signing of agreement
MUMBAI: Broadcaster ZEEL has issued disconnection notice to direct to home (DTH) operator for non-signing of the subscription agreement.
-
Sun TV to launch flanking GECs in Tamil, Telugu markets by Sep
MUMBAI: Broadcaster Sun TV Network is planning to launch flanking general entertainment channels (GEC) in Tamil and Telugu markets by September, the company’s top management has revealed during a conference call with analysts.
-
Most watched Hindi GECs in 2018
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) free to air (FTA) Hindi GEC Zee Anmol was the most watched Hindi GEC during the first 31 weeks of 2018 according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) weekly data for weeks 1 to 31 of 2018 (Saturday 29 December 2017 to Friday 3 August 2018) of the top 10 Hindi GEC channels. Its older sibling and Zeel’s flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV...
-
TV shopping channel Prathem Bazar to launch on 24 Aug
MUMBAI: Prathem Link D2H Service, a division of The Prathem Group, is all set to launch an online shopping and a TV Commerce channel Prathem Bazar on 24 August.
-
Star to launch HD lifestyle channel for African audience on 27 Aug
MUMBAI: Star India is expanding its presence in Africa with the launch of a brand-new HD lifestyle channel Star Life. The channel will be available on DStv, GOtv, and Openview from 27 August.
-
ZEEL to launch new Hindi movie channel Zee Bollywood on 31 Aug
MUMBAI: ZEEL is also set to expand its Hindi movie bouquet with the launch of a pureplay Bollywood movie channel Zee Bollywood on 31 August. The channel will replace Zee Classic which will cease to exist.
-
Ad-Supported Netflix A Reality Soon?
Netflix users in India may soon see ads during their binge-watching sprees. The streaming giant is testing video promos that play between episodes of shows.
Over the weekend, users reported on Reddit and Twitter that they were served ads in between episodes. The streaming giant clarified that the videos were not commercials but a test for "surfacing recommendations between episodes." As per media reports, the promos are full-screen videos that are personalised to the user and feature content that Netflix would have suggested elsewhere within the environment.